Chapter II · Chapter 2

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

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From this reading "He hasn't," said Miss Allison, promptly and flatly.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

state categorically

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

plural of “attention” — the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading What business had he to tell a girl his heart was buried in the past and pay her all lover-like attentions in the present?

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

placed in a grave

From this reading What business had he to tell a girl his heart was buried in the past and pay her all lover-like attentions in the present?

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading What business had he to tell a girl his heart was buried in the past and pay her all lover-like attentions in the present?

showing who or what does the action

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading She considered Mr. Forrest's conduct worse than incomprehensible.

carefully weighed

From this reading She considered Mr. Forrest's conduct worse than incomprehensible.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Mrs. Lawrence said a great deal in the course of this initial interview, and followed it up with a very great deal more.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading Mrs. Lawrence said a great deal in the course of this initial interview, and followed it up with a very great deal more.

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

in an unqualified manner

From this reading "He hasn't," said Miss Allison, promptly and flatly.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Mrs. Lawrence said a great deal in the course of this initial interview, and followed it up with a very great deal more.

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From this reading She considered Mr. Forrest's conduct worse than incomprehensible.

a young female

From this reading What business had he to tell a girl his heart was buried in the past and pay her all lover-like attentions in the present?

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Mrs. Lawrence said a great deal in the course of this initial interview, and followed it up with a very great deal more.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading What business had he to tell a girl his heart was buried in the past and pay her all lover-like attentions in the present?

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From this reading "He hasn't," said Miss Allison, promptly and flatly.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading What business had he to tell a girl his heart was buried in the past and pay her all lover-like attentions in the present?

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading What business had he to tell a girl his heart was buried in the past and pay her all lover-like attentions in the present?

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading What business had he to tell a girl his heart was buried in the past and pay her all lover-like attentions in the present?

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading What business had he to tell a girl his heart was buried in the past and pay her all lover-like attentions in the present?

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

incapable of being explained or accounted for

From this reading She considered Mr. Forrest's conduct worse than incomprehensible.

the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)

From this reading Mrs. Lawrence said a great deal in the course of this initial interview, and followed it up with a very great deal more.

conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

From this reading Mrs. Lawrence said a great deal in the course of this initial interview, and followed it up with a very great deal more.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Mrs. Lawrence said a great deal in the course of this initial interview, and followed it up with a very great deal more.

Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading What business had he to tell a girl his heart was buried in the past and pay her all lover-like attentions in the present?

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading "He hasn't," said Miss Allison, promptly and flatly.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Mrs. Lawrence said a great deal in the course of this initial interview, and followed it up with a very great deal more.

a form of address for a man

From this reading She considered Mr. Forrest's conduct worse than incomprehensible.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mrs. Lawrence said a great deal in the course of this initial interview, and followed it up with a very great deal more.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading What business had he to tell a girl his heart was buried in the past and pay her all lover-like attentions in the present?

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading What business had he to tell a girl his heart was buried in the past and pay her all lover-like attentions in the present?

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading What business had he to tell a girl his heart was buried in the past and pay her all lover-like attentions in the present?

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

with little or no delay

From this reading "He hasn't," said Miss Allison, promptly and flatly.

having a tendency (to); often used in combination

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Mrs. Lawrence said a great deal in the course of this initial interview, and followed it up with a very great deal more.

express in words

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She considered Mr. Forrest's conduct worse than incomprehensible.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

express in words

From this reading What business had he to tell a girl his heart was buried in the past and pay her all lover-like attentions in the present?

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading She considered Mr. Forrest's conduct worse than incomprehensible.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Mrs. Lawrence said a great deal in the course of this initial interview, and followed it up with a very great deal more.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

a heavy rain

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Mrs. Lawrence said a great deal in the course of this initial interview, and followed it up with a very great deal more.

precisely as stated

From this reading Mrs. Lawrence said a great deal in the course of this initial interview, and followed it up with a very great deal more.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading What business had he to tell a girl his heart was buried in the past and pay her all lover-like attentions in the present?

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What business had he to tell a girl his heart was buried in the past and pay her all lover-like attentions in the present?

which person or people

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mrs. Lawrence said a great deal in the course of this initial interview, and followed it up with a very great deal more.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading There are many excellent people in this bright world who, like Mrs. Lawrence, are prone to assert that all they've got to say on a given subject is so and so, and then to stultify themselves by proceeding to talk a whole torrent.

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading She considered Mr. Forrest's conduct worse than incomprehensible.